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Trinity, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Trinity census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75862. The Survey maps it on the Trinity West quadrangle. 2,343 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 233 feet above sea level.

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Trinity within Trinity County

On record in Trinity

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

3 figures

Trinity fell from 2,721 to 2,343 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20002,721
20102,697-24 (-1%)
20202,343-354 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Trinity between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,213 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 122
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 121
9 August 2010Natural432 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 257
9 August 1996Natural5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 August 1996Debris and open burning82 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
26 August 2000Smoking5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 327
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined46 acresTexas A & M Forest Service4539

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Trinity: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Olson Chemical CoClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Trinity County

Storms near this place

55 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trinity in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 26 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 12 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 1996Tornado (F0)Trinity2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindTrinity1 hurt, $40,000A roof was blown off a residential home. There were numerous trees and power lines downed in town, as well. There was one injury caused by a downed power line.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTrinity1 hurt, $8,000Trees blown down upon a home along FM 356. One person pinned underneath a fallen tree.
January 1999Tornado (F2)Trinity$750,000Funnel reported over the Trinity River bridge. Storm abruptly took a right turn along the eastern shore of Lake Livingston. Tornado touched down 7 miles south of Trinity. Effected Timber Bay, Whiterock Estates, Azteck Cove and Timber Cove subdivisions. Major damage caused by trees falling on residences/vehicles. Strongest damage (and not necessarly caused by falling trees) occurred at Whiterock Estates. Resident in Timber Bay (where the first touchdown occurred) had anemometer that clocked 110 mph winds before it was blown away. Mostly F1 damage with F2 damage in Whiterock Estates.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindTrinity$30,000Several trees were reported downed on Highway 356, Highway 19, and Highway 287. Roofs were reported blown off of houses in Trinity.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindTrinity$30,000Downburst wind destroyed two businesses and damaged several others in Trinity. Numerous trees also downed.
April 2004HailTrinity$25,000Golfball-size hail in the town of Trinity.
July 1997Flash FloodTrinity$25,000HWY 19 flooded in the Trinty area. Water several feet deep over FM 3188 for over 1/4 mile near Skains Community Cemetary Rd and road appeared to sustain damage. Water over HWY 94 east of Glendale.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindTrinity$25,000High winds damaged several homes, businesses, and a school. Trees and power lines were also blown down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindTrinity$15,000Widespread power outages in Trinity.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindTrinity$15,00075 mph winds in Trinity, trees down across the county.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindTrinity$10,000Oak trees were snapped and uprooted, power lines were snapped and tree limbs fell onto homes along Winding Creek Road.
June 2004Flash FloodTrinity$10,000Flooding on FM 356.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindTrinity$10,000Power line and tree down at intersection of J.B. Price and Evans Roads with part of a barn destroyed.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Trinity$10,000Media reported a tornado damaged one home.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindTrinity$10,000Trees down.
April 2000HailTrinity$10,000no account filed
April 2020HailTrinity$9,000Golf ball to lime and hen egg sized hail was reported.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindTrinity$9,000Trees (including a 30 foot tall and 1 foot diameter ash tree) down.
March 1999HailTrinity$7,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,000A large tree was downed and damaged power lines along East Pagoda Road.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,000Trees blown down on northern side of Lake Livingston
June 1997Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,000Trees blown down
July 1997Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,00016 pines down along a 1/4 mile stretch of HWY 19 from Trinity to FM 1817.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,000Trees blown down blocking HWY 94.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindTrinity$5,000no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindTrinity$4,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines just outside of Trinity.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindTrinity$3,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed a cluster of trees around the Trinity area.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindTrinity$3,000Trees were reported down within the town and also along FM 356.
August 2009HailTrinity$3,000A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near the intersection of SR 94 and FM 356.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindTrinity$3,000There were powerlines and trees reported down in the town of Trinity.
October 1998Flash FloodTrinity$3,000High water on HWY 19.
January 1998Flash FloodTrinity$3,000Street flooding in Trinity.
April 1998HailTrinity$3,000Hail on FM 356.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindTrinity$3,000no account filed
April 1998HailTrinity$3,000no account filed
March 1998HailTrinity$3,000no account filed
May 2020HailTrinity$2,000Golf ball size hail was reported.
May 2006HailTrinity$2,000Penny size hail between Trinity and Groveton.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindTrinity$1,000Large oak tree down on Highway 94.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindTrinity$500Boat overturned in Lake Livingston by high wind gusts.
May 2024Flash FloodTrinity-FM 230 west of Trinity was impassable due to flash flooding.
May 2024Flash FloodTrinity-FM 356 east of Trinity was impassable due to flash flooding.
April 2024Flash FloodTrinity-Flash flooding prompted a swift water rescue along FM 356.
May 2024HailTrinity-Quarter sized hail and power outages were reported.
April 2020HailTrinity-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindTrinity-There were numerous trees and power lines downed with a tree landing on a home.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindTrinity-A downed tree knocked down some power lines.
May 2015Flash FloodTrinity-Parts of FM 230 were flooded and closed.
May 2015Flash FloodTrinity-Many county roads were closed due to flooding, especially from the Friday area to the Davy Crockett National Forest area.
June 2015Flash FloodTrinity-There was county wide street flooding.
January 2007Flash FloodTrinity-Flooding along FM 356 in and around Trinity.
November 2004Flash FloodTrinity-FM 2262 at Alabama Creek in Trinity closed due to flooding.
May 2000Funnel CloudTrinity-Funnel cloud half mile north of FM 356 near Galloway Marina.
November 2004Funnel CloudTrinity-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Trinity County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Mill Town0.9 miles12
Glendale6.3 miles10
Sebastopol7.1 miles9
Saron8.6 miles10
Red Branch8.6 miles9
Chita8.9 miles9
Carlisle10.2 miles12
Friday12.8 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on TrinityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982636The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1370117. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.